There is one mistake in the conversation below. what is it and how would you explain it?
"Is John ill? He's lost a lot of weight."
"Yes, he is rather slender these days, isn't he?"
2007-01-20 03:49:07 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
There is no mistake in GRAMMAR: "He's" is acceptable as a contraction for "He has."
There is no other error. It is OK for the second speaker to agree to the weight remark with "Yes" while skipping the answer to the "ill" question. Strictly speaking, it's an error. However, this is common in ordinary conversation. It's acceptable.
2007-01-20 04:19:19 · answer #1 · answered by rvrjff 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The 2nd person in the convo is not answering the question "Is John ill." She is remarking on his weight loss, so she shouldn't be saying "Yes" which is an answer to a question.
2007-01-20 03:53:22 · answer #2 · answered by Sweet n Sour 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Yes" seems to be a reply to "Is John ill?" If John is indeed ill, then there is no problem with the grammar.
2007-01-20 03:54:44 · answer #3 · answered by fjpoblam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with rvrjff. The clue lies in the word 'conversation'. Grammar in conversation is more lax than in written language so it is, at worst, a minor error.
2007-01-20 09:34:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
properly that is japan and that i imagine jap language is the most least puzzling language of all, yet at the same time as it includes writings "alphabet/characters" 'tis an truly diverse tale, hiragana and katakana r basic yet no longer kanji. eyeofauthority@y.c(friendster)
2016-12-02 19:06:47 · answer #5 · answered by klosterman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
slender tends to be used when reffering to females and is not ussuallymentioned in connection with illness
2007-01-20 04:08:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The person answering has answered a question with a question.
plus the person that replied used "he" without capital "H".
2007-01-20 04:15:06 · answer #7 · answered by snuffylover4 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
in the first sentence, "he's" isnt used properly. "he's" is use to shorten "he is" thats incorrect, if u plug it in, it will be this..."He is lost a lot of weight"
2007-01-20 04:00:31 · answer #8 · answered by Dragonfly :) 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
should be he has, not he's. the contraction it's/he's/etc... means it is.
2007-01-20 03:53:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
he's = "he is", not "he has"
2007-01-20 05:36:47 · answer #10 · answered by wjsst22 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋